NCJ Number
84629
Journal
Australian Journal of Social Issues Volume: 16 Issue: 4 Dated: (1981) Pages: 285-296
Date Published
1981
Length
12 pages
Annotation
An analysis of 13,919 cases dealt with by the Children's Court (New South Wales, Australia) during a 2-year period showed significant differences between the regional disposition patterns of comparable male juvenile offenders.
Abstract
Urban courts presided over by special children's magistrates were more lenient than country courts with regular stipendiary magistrates, except for committing greater numbers of offenders for trial in a higher court. Country courts in general tended to be more lenient regarding selected offenses than country courts located in areas of Aboriginal concentration. However, differences were also found between the dispositions of individual urban courts which could not be accounted for by the social and circumstantial factors associated with reqional differences. Three tables and 22 references are included. (Author abstract modified)